What are you driving these days?
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Topic: What are you driving these days?
Posted By: evillepaintball
Subject: What are you driving these days?
Date Posted: 24 January 2014 at 1:58pm
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 24 January 2014 at 2:13pm
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I'm in the market. Still waiting for the right deal to come along, though.
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 24 January 2014 at 3:23pm
I'll show you what the wife ISN'T driving for a while at least....  It's all permafrost right now. No temp above freezing in over a week. Might as well have run it into a boulder. Radiator is **edited** , good chance the oil pan is punctured and that the axles are bent as well. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Apu
Date Posted: 24 January 2014 at 4:24pm
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^^So you're not living here in VA anymore?
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Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 24 January 2014 at 8:18pm
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just picked up on '02 Subaru wrx wagon. ------------- Imagine there’s a picture of your favourite thing here. |
Posted By: pntbl freak
Date Posted: 24 January 2014 at 9:59pm
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2011 Ford Fusion. 46,000 miles.
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 24 January 2014 at 10:03pm
Nope, bought a house up in rural Montgomery County, MD. I hate the fact that I live in MD, but the jobs of both me and my wife are here, and there's no way we could have afforded a 2500sqft house on 3/4 of an acre down in Fairfax or Loudoun counties. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Apu wrote:Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 24 January 2014 at 11:06pm
| Depending on the weather/purpose, I drive either the McDonald'smobile ('99 Suburban) or the Felonsedan (G8 GT). Have had each for a while now. |
Posted By: deadeye007
Date Posted: 24 January 2014 at 11:39pm
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I replaced my 06 Taco with a 2012 F150 FX4 (Opted for 5.0 over Eco Boost). My work car got replaced in September of last year. It is a 2013 Fusion. I miss the extra 4 cylinders and room of my old land yacht, but it will get the job done. ------------- Face it guys, common sense is a form of wealth and we're surrounded by poverty.-Strato |
Posted By: Rofl_Mao
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 1:31am
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'09 Civic. It's pretty fun to drive, reliable as hell, and has decent fuel mileage. I do mostly city driving so it fits the bill perfectly. If I ever move out of the city I'll be getting a small 4x4 or an SUV. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 1:36am
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Still driving my 1993 F150 that caught on fire this summer. It's sad, I used to keep the thing pristine but I really don't care anymore. I don't have the heart to get rid of my truck though. One day I would like to get it repainted. I did get a screaming deal on an old car though. I'm bringing it home as soon as it gets warm enough and I have a Saturday off. Tallen, it doesn't look too bad. It's possible the oil pan is toast but I wouldn't count on it. Also, it's highly unlikely the axles are bent unless the rocks directly hit one of them, in which case it would have taken out a control arms and such first. I wouldn't be surprised if its just a radiator and bumper. I will say though, I really, really, really hope she didn't hit the trans. It's unlikely, but still possible. While aluminum isn't awfully brittle I saw several cracked fwd transmission cases at my shop this summer. ------------- 
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Posted By: Kingtiger
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 4:35am
| Still in my '93 Integra. Though, I'm looking to sell it and get a WRX wagon. |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 4:56am
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Still driving my '10 mustang for now. Ditched my turbo kit and am now putting up for a Vortech supercharger. Otherwise, right now I've got Eibach springs, hurst shifter, Bama tune, 373 swap, CAI, and Flowmaster AT exhaust. Hoping to hit the 450 RWHP mark in the next few months. ------------- 
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Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 8:54am
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before I bought my wrx wagon, I test drove a JDM RHD subaru, it had the ej20r twin turbo motor, 275 hp with factory Bilstein struts. I asked the guy how it was trying to pass someone on the highway, he said he knows it's not safe when his wife starts freaking out. ------------- Imagine there’s a picture of your favourite thing here. |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 10:07am
| Still got the 05 tC. Girlfriend semi recently purchased a 2014 mazda 3 hatchback. I like it. The interior is well done and it looks pretty good on the outside. The red paint job looks great with the pearlescent flakes in it. |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 11:19am
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My saga with vehicles the last few years has been hilariously sad, but 'tis a fun story, so here goes. I broke the fuel pump on my '02 chevy blazer and couldn't afford to get it fixed. While I was scrounging to fix it, I was driving my wife's ancient corolla. Someone took the door off of that for me in a parking lot, and I drove a company car until I crashed it. Then I got laid off (unrelated to the crashing) and borrowed a ford taurus from my father, which had been my wife's, she gave it to her brother, who sold it to my father, who loaned it to me. I dumped that in a ditch last january and ruined the front end, and we bought a '02 Subaru Forester....which was perfect in every way for about.....4 months until a tree fell on me while I was driving it at about 50 miles an hour. Windshield was shattered, the hood and front fenders were crumpled, and ALL of the light housings were destroyed. We replaced the windshield, but since there was no major damage, the body is still wrinkled...that's what I'm driving right now. *Side note- I started writing this, then took a break to respond to an ambulance call. We got cancelled, and on my way home, I lost a tire. So I had to deal with a flat....in a snowstorm. ------------- ? |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 12:30pm
We won't really know until Monday at the earliest. We had to get to work and so we didn't stick around for the tow truck to arrive. The trail of plastic and metal left in her wake as she high-centered the the thing with her undercarriage resting firmly on a plowed ridge and her wheels sunk into the furrows of the corn field was pretty dramatic. I tried to get her to buy a Subie back when she was looking at cars, but she had trouble with the clutch (subies are tougher manuals to drive than others with the AWD) and didn't want to get an auto, even though they all have CVTs with 6 speed manual mode now. I think, when the time comes, she's probably going to go with a CrossTrek or a Forester next time. This is what I currently drive:  ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 1:08pm
Just picked this up a bit over a month ago, '13 GTI with DSG transmission: Still driving this on the most wintry days, which has been about 90% of the time:  The Impreza will hopefully be sold off once winter has passed. I'll either be picking up some snow wheels & tires for the GTI before next winter comes, or a cheap snow beater. ------------- 
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Posted By: oldsoldier
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 1:10pm
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We just traded momma's 10 KIA Soul for a 14 Ford Escape, and in the deal we also traded my 12 Nissan Frontier as well (a $600 a month sit in driveway do much of nothing vehicle) for a 01 Ford Ranger 4X4 extended cab. Momma is happier and I have a vehicle to get bikes here and there, and putter around town for less than $600 a month now for both. I got my leftover 'new' 12 Honda XR650L for me, and momma is learning on my 12 Honda CRF250L. The 13 YZ250F is getting prepped for this year, and the Vintage 78 YZ400E is also getting a makeover for this years racing. ------------- 
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Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 1:49pm
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I <3 GTI's. Still VW's coolest car. -------------
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Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 2:45pm
| I'm down to my boots. :( |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 3:55pm
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On a related note. Pickup trucks hold their value entirely too well and I hate it. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: scotchyscotch
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 4:02pm
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I'm currently in the market for my first car, insurance here means ill be be getting a banger to start to build up, only got my license in September at the age of 23. Looking at picking up an older golf for a couple of grand. Can't look at gtis's until I've got some no claims years under my belt. Know enough guys with pizza shops and Chinese places that a couple of delivery shifts should cover the cost of a car. But with me moving office into the city center again I might find it hard to justify getting a car just now. The joys of crap wages and living in a city where itsc easier to get heroin than a parking space. |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 7:55pm
| I have a '10 mazda 3 sedan and a '12 Nissan rogue. Having 2 new cars that I really don't have to worry about is great. Having 2 car payments blows. |
Posted By: proteus316
Date Posted: 26 January 2014 at 3:07am
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96 taco 4wd
03 z71
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 26 January 2014 at 12:12pm
I will now spend the rest of the day visualizing Scotchy and all of his drunk mates/clansmen cavorting around drunkenly in a 1960's era Mini. ------------- 
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Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 26 January 2014 at 12:53pm
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Pic of the wrx wagon next to my 93 yota 4x4 which I said goodbye to today, went to a good home. http://s2.photobucket.com/user/JohnnyCanuck62/media/02%20wrx/02wrx93yota4x412514_zpsfe8d58a7.jpeg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Imagine there’s a picture of your favourite thing here. |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 27 January 2014 at 9:04pm
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I've posted a while back, but my latest is a Scion FR-S. Super duper fun car. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: stick_boy_2002
Date Posted: 31 January 2014 at 12:47pm
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still drive an '06 jeep liberty with a 3inch suspension lift. its starting to fall apart though, I've replaced both front CV shafts this year alone and it shakes horribly at any speed. ------------- 
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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 03 February 2014 at 5:26am
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Still in my '13 Malibu. Just had the 1 year ownership anniversary on the 28th last month just turning over 30K miles. ------------- 
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 03 February 2014 at 8:30am
That's what the rental company gave the wife to drive ('14 model year) I have to say I was impressed with the overall quality. The automatic transmission sucks with it's shift points, and the manual mode shifting is stupid (button on top of the stick) but otherwise, it was pretty decent. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 03 February 2014 at 11:14am
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I still have an '01 Grand Am that is limping along. I'd like to replace it, but still a little undecided about what I want. I also have my Jeep. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 03 February 2014 at 6:22pm
Towed this home the other day. Yep, I'm proud of myself. Also, USAF, they do hold their value quite well. -------------
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Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 03 February 2014 at 6:27pm
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Niiiiiice. -------------
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Posted By: ryan
Date Posted: 13 February 2014 at 10:20am
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Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 16 February 2014 at 10:32pm
Traded my beloved muskrat for a 5.0 version. I'm gonna miss my project car but this engine will make a better build. This one has the track pack, 19" pirellis, and .355 gears. Had about 20k miles and I paid right at 20 grand. Very happy with it so far. -------------
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Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 16 February 2014 at 10:40pm
5.0's do work.. I'll stick with my LS though. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 16 February 2014 at 10:50pm
Dem new fivepointohs are some serious engines. I have to say... I don't want to buy a new (or even almost new) car for a lot of reasons... but every time I see one in Grabber Blue I tell myself I NEED one. -------------
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Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 17 February 2014 at 9:52am
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The 5.0 is a really impressive power plant to me. The 4.6 mustangs are great quarter mile machines and, with forged internals, are good for 1k HP if you build them right but the 5.0 is just an entirely different machine. The 4.6 was pretty potent through the 2-4k RPM range but mid and high range torque were terrible. My 4.6 was no good on the highway. This engine seems to build up its power through the 4-7k range so you get highway power that's pretty unparalleled in mustangs, aside from the SVT cars. The suspension is quite a bit better as well. That said, were I given a choice of any non Shelby / ZL1 pony car out there I think I might have to go with the 392 Challenger. Those things are utterly wicked on the highway, I got dusted by one on my way from the dealership. People judge them unfairly based on quarter mile performance but on the highway I've watched them just walk off from a C6 Vette. Great engines. -------------
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 17 February 2014 at 11:29am
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The Challenger is a nice looking car and has three best backseat... But it's stupid heavy, has IRS, isn't comparable to the Shelby/ZL1 and worst of all... Made by Chrysler/Fiat -------------
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 17 February 2014 at 11:42am
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I'm really into the Raptor right now, drool. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 17 February 2014 at 12:16pm
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Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 17 February 2014 at 12:27pm
I'm still driving my CLK.  -------------
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Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 17 February 2014 at 1:31pm
Yeah, it's certainly not comparable to the ZL1 and Shelby in terms of performance numbers but (around here anyway) the Chevy / Ford offering get crazy markups and are tough to find. Really, I tend to write off the Shelby as a collector car because of price (the last one I saw ran about 65K) and rarity. The ZL1 is the superior car in my opinion because of ride and handling, and you can get one nearly 10k cheaper than the Ford car. If I had the income for it a ZL1 would be my DD. The SRT's run about 50-ish but you can find them gently used in the 30-40k region pretty commonly and man, that car is a highway beast. Especially considering that it's naturally aspirated. Plus it rides much better than the chevy and ford. -------------
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Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 17 February 2014 at 2:05pm
| Mustangs do have an advantage in that they're the only 'modern muscle' that isn't pigfat. 3600-3700lbs for a 5.0, 4100ish for a Camaro, 4300ish for a Challenger. I may be around 4100, but at least I can fit five adults. |
Posted By: deadeye007
Date Posted: 17 February 2014 at 2:26pm
Get it quick because this is the last year it is in production. The gas mileage was a little too bad for me to consider purchasing one. ------------- Face it guys, common sense is a form of wealth and we're surrounded by poverty.-Strato |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 17 February 2014 at 3:52pm
I've never really found the weight of American sports cars to be as huge of a distraction as it's made out to be though. As long you offset weight and power with each other and design the suspension right you'll do fine through both straight line and road courses. I think the base 5.0 came within striking distance of the M3 and the Boss actually outran it in a road course. The 1LE camaro actually outruns the Boss, so I think they've done a lot to overcome weight issues as of late. -------------
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 17 February 2014 at 7:50pm
I think I'm going to. I really don't drive my POV very often at all, so MPG isn't really a huge issue for me. There's a 2012 I found this weekend that is a little bit over my price range, but a GREAT price for the particular truck. Considering calling them this week just to see if they can work with me at all. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: deadeye007
Date Posted: 18 February 2014 at 9:25pm
http://imgur.com/XTXViqq" rel="nofollow"> Finally uploaded a picture of my truck. I don't drive it much now, but I'll put some miles on it if I ever change assignment and lose the Fusion. ------------- Face it guys, common sense is a form of wealth and we're surrounded by poverty.-Strato |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 18 February 2014 at 11:28pm
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I got a brand new patrol car yesterday. No agency identifying stuff on the front, so I feel comfortable posting it here. Only had ~360 miles on it when I got it. Though I'm up to about 750 already. The interior was fantastically done, though the steering wheel feels slick to me. I hate hate hate the weight of the push bar up front, but it's my first one with a cage, which is the nicest change for me. The new 5 or 6 speed transmission compared to the 4-speed in my last Charger is an incredible improvement, though I still want one of our V-8 interceptor models more. Also, steering wheel controls ftw.  ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 19 February 2014 at 7:20am
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Push bar looks a bit crooked there USAF. Been pitting your friends for practice? Also, being a connoisseur of America's finest police reality series, I know what having a cage means for you. You get to chauffer all the loonies, and potentially violent ones downtown while the guys without a cage get to look good for the cameras.  ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 19 February 2014 at 10:37pm
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I think it is slightly off level, though not as pronounced as it appears in the picture. Plus, we take turns transporting the crazies. So they and all the criminals have always ridden up front next to me, I'm glad that's no longer the case anymore. Plus, on the news equals buying dinner for the squad, no thanks! ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 20 February 2014 at 1:25am
| It was warm and dry this past weekend, but I was moving so I missed my opportunity to take out the summer-tire-mobile, and it's cold and snowing all week. Maybe this coming weekend. |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 20 February 2014 at 11:09am
| When I went to northwest Ohio back in October for a job interview I got a rental Fiat 500. It was a sporty little thing. |
Posted By: impulse418
Date Posted: 20 February 2014 at 2:18pm
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Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 20 February 2014 at 3:15pm
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I've had quite a bit of free time at work this week and have been looking around autotrader. My plan right now is to sell my car around May-June time frame, buy an old beater VW Golf from one of my co workers for $100 for my last couple of months here, then pick up on 04ish Tacoma when I move back for a DD. Then then around April of next year, depending on where I move to then, get a fun project car. I'm thinking 03ish M3, or 68ish MG. -------------
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Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 20 February 2014 at 7:40pm
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An M3 is one of my dream builds, I'm obsessed with them. If the maintenance / parts weren't so high I'd have bought an older one this time around. -------------
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Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 20 February 2014 at 7:59pm
Have you driven an old MG? My uncle had an MGA and and MGB (I think). They were in great shape, but that MGA was still scary as hell. |
Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 20 February 2014 at 8:40pm
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If only they hadn't blown up in the past few years I would think I had a chance of getting an E30 M3, since they got super popular I think I'll have to go with more modest dreams like an E30 325i. Someday. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 20 February 2014 at 9:12pm
My dad has a '75 MG Midget in Tahitian Blue that's never seen a drop of rain in its life. 28k original miles. Gorgeous car, and fun as heck! ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |